The Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College, East Africa, has received international accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education International (ACGME-I).
The recognition covered four residency programmes, which include Internal Medicine and Radiology that received initial accreditation, while Paediatrics and Child Health, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology earned continued accreditation.
Lukoye Atwoli, Dean of AKU Medical College, East Africa, said the recognition proves that the institution meets world-class standards in training doctors.
“This achievement is a testament to the international quality standards we have set for ourselves. We expect to maintain this status and serve as an example to other health professional institutions in the region,” he said.
AKU is currently the only institution in East Africa to be accredited by ACGME-I, meaning its residency programmes meet the same standards as some of the best medical schools in the world.
The accreditation process involved a thorough peer review that checks whether institutions have the right infrastructure, policies, and systems to provide high-quality training.
Atwoli noted that the accreditation will allow AKU’s residency programmes to be benchmarked globally, giving its graduates a competitive edge in the medical profession.
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About Aga Khan Medical College East Africa
The Aga Khan University (AKU) was founded in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private university, and is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world’s largest private development organizations.
The university expanded into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Afghanistan, and the United Kingdom in the early 2000s.
AKU began as a health sciences university and is now among the largest private health-care providers in Pakistan and East Africa.
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Its hospitals were the first in these regions to be accredited by the U.S.-based Joint Commission International, and its research and graduates have influenced health policy and practice both nationally and internationally.
More recently, the university has initiated programmes in teacher education, the study of Muslim civilisations, journalism, early childhood development, and public policy.
In September 2023, AKU launched a Faculty of Arts and Sciences, whose programmes aim to educate future leaders across a wide range of fields. Plans are also underway to establish additional graduate professional schools.
In Kenya, the university offers a range of academic programmes in nursing, midwifery, and medical education, and operates a modern, state-of-the-art university centre in Nairobi that supports both academic and professional development.
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